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PAGE: 1. (a) Declaration on Principles Guiding Relations between Participating States     [go to this PAGE]
... Reaffirming their commitment to peace, security and justice and the continuing development of friendly relations and co- operation; ...
... Reaffirming, in conformity with their membership in the United Nations and in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations, their full and active support for the United Nations and for the enhancement of its role and effectiveness in strengthening international peace, security and justice, and in promoting the solution of international problems, as well as the development of friendly relations and co-operation among States; ...


PAGE: VII. Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief     [go to this PAGE]
... The participating States recognize the universal significance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for which is an essential factor for the peace, justice and well- being necessary to ensure the development of friendly relations and co-operation among themselves as among all States. ...


PAGE: VIII. Equal rights and self-determination of peoples     [go to this PAGE]
... The participating States reaffirm the universal significance of respect for and effective exercise of equal rights and self- determination of peoples for the development of friendly relations among themselves as among all States; they also recall the importance of the elimination of any form of violation of this principle. ...


PAGE: IX. Co-operation among States     [go to this PAGE]
... They will endeavour, in developing their co-operation as equals, to promote mutual understanding and confidence, friendly and good-neighbourly relations among themselves, international peace, security and justice. They will equally endeavour, in developing their co-operation, to improve the well-being of peoples and contribute to the fulfilment of their aspirations through, inter alia, the benefits resulting from increased mutual knowledge and from progress and achievement in the economic, scientific, technological, social, cultural and humanitarian fields. They will take steps to promote conditions favourable to making these benefits available to all; they will take into account the interest of all in the narrowing of differences in the levels of economic development, and in particular the interest of developing countries throughout the world. ...


PAGE: X. Fulfilment in good faith of obligations under international law     [go to this PAGE]
... The participating States express the conviction that respect for these principles will encourage the development of normal and friendly relations and the progress of co-operation among them in all fields. They also express the conviction that respect for these principles will encourage the development of political contacts among them which in time would contribute to better mutual understanding of their positions and views. ...


PAGE: Questions relating to Security and Co-operation in the Mediterranean     [go to this PAGE]
... to promote the development of good-neighbourly relations with the non-participating Mediterranean States in conformity with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, on which their relations are based, and with the United Nations Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States and accordingly, in this context, to conduct their relations with the non- participating Mediterranean States in the spirit of the principles set forth in the Declaration on Principles Guiding Relations between Participating States; ...


PAGE: 1. Human Contacts     [go to this PAGE]
... Considering the development of contacts to be an important element in the strengthening of friendly relations and trust among peoples, ...


PAGE: (f) Meetings among Young People     [go to this PAGE]
... awareness among youth of the importance of developing mutual understanding and of strengthening friendly relations and confidence among peoples. ...